Jaunted - Tag: lax

Los Angeles: Adventures of Link: Mackenzie Phillips in Airport Drug Bust

pbb — 2008-08-27T17:15:17-05:00

"One Day at a Time" star Mackenzie Phillips was arrested today in Terminal 4 of LAX after she tried to clear security while allegedly carrying heroin and cocaine.

The drugs were only discovered upon a secondary screening says an airport police spokesman:

During a second screening process, a small amount of what was believed to be heroin and cocaine was discovered on her person.

Dope and coke? Was she flying to Baltimore?

Related Stories:
· Mackenzie Phillips Busted [TMZ]
· Mackenzie Phillips Collared for Drugs [E Online]
· Mackenzie Phillips Ignores "No Smack Balloons" Signs at LAX [Defamer]
· Mackenzie Phillips Arrested [AP, via Google]
· Drugs coverage [Jaunted]

Los Angeles: Airport Photo Shoot: Kate Would Rather Be in a Bikini

egw — 2008-08-26T09:15:16-05:00

The Cabo trip was ruined: Kate Beckinsale gets the post-holiday blues at LAX with her daughter. The actress and husband, director Len Wiseman, were spotted several times soaking up the sun in Mexico, but all good things must come to an end.

Looks like she's still wearing her beach cover-up, though! Kate spent most of the summer in Canada filming the thriller "Whiteout," which takes place in the frozen tundra, so she was probably thrilled not to have to wear Polarfleece everywhere.

[Photo: Celebrity-Gossip.net]

Los Angeles: Airport Photo Shoot: Beyonce's Planes and Automobiles

egw — 2008-08-13T09:33:09-05:00

LAX turned catwalk when Beyonce deplaned with a snakeskin tote wearing sky-high heels and designer threads on Tuesday. With shoes that tall, someone else has to be carrying your Louis Vuitton luggage!

Ms. Knowles just got back from Miami Beach where she might have been laying down tracks for a collaboration with T-Pain. He reportedly drove her all over town with his new 2009 Ford Flex, a crossover SUV being marketed as eco-friendly even though it gets just 20 miles to the gallon and you can get a fridge put into one row of seats. (For the gin and juice, naturally. But don't drink and drive!)

She may not actually have made a stop for snacks along the way, but that hasn't stopped indie rapper Cazwell from penning his new single, "I Seen Beyonce at Burger King." After the jump, watch the overwhelmingly bright (but SFW) video and decide whether Mrs. Shawn Carter would chomp on fast-food burgers or if she's a filet mignon girl.

Los Angeles: Smoke Smell Causes AA Emergency, Disrupts A380 Visit to LAX

egw — 2008-08-05T16:00:04-05:00

The last thing you want on a flight is a suspicious smell. But after a passenger caught a whiff of smoke, American Airlines Flight 31 to Honolulu turned around and made an emergency landing back at LAX this morning.

Even though emergency slides were involved, investigators never found the source of the odor. Ironically, firefighters were already at the airport to welcome an incoming Airbus A380 from Emirates Airlines. After the jump, break out the water cannons!

Los Angeles: TSA Testing New Shoes-on Technology

pbb — 2008-07-30T13:48:38-05:00

The TSA is well aware that the removal of shoes is not our most popular policy.

So goes the latest post on the agency's blog, explaining the testing of some new shoe scanners at LAX. During the trial period, you'll be able to keep your shoes on as you walk through one scanner--but you'll have to remove them when you get to the magnetometer and x-ray machines.

Why? The TSA is collecting data on how effective the new PassPort machines are, which explains the double-screening of your kicks.

A company called L3 Communications, which has been accused of involvement in torture at Abu Ghraib prison, makes the units. The walk-through gizmos use proprietary technology to determine if you're packing a bomb in your shoes. You can read more about 'em on the company's website.

Related Stories:
· Leave Your Shoes on? [TSA Blog]
· TSA Puts Its Foot Down on Shoe Scanner [Jaunted]
· TSA coverage [Jaunted]

Los Angeles: FB Status Travel: "Chris McGinnis Is in Awe of the Earthquake"

pbb — 2008-07-30T11:15:02-05:00

Travel industry personality Chris McGinnis, who's worked everywhere from CNN Headline News to Expedia, had a particularly travel-y LA earthquake experience yesterday:

I was in the security screening area at LAX and my bag was in the x-ray machine. All of a sudden every machine and magnetometer started beeping and blinking red wildly and the overhead monitors were shaking and the TSA folks were yelling "STOP, STOP, ALL STOP."
We all sorta looked at each other as the quake rolled by. I was ready to jump under the metal table it if got any worse. The Japanese lady with her two kids in front of me with Hello Kitty bags looked at me like "So what's the big deal here?"
About two minutes went by, and the machines came back on and my bag popped out and I packed up, put my shoes on and carried on. Everyone was shaking their heads and saying things like "Welcome to California, folks."

Where did McGinnis publish his first-hand account? Facebook, obviously.

Related Stories:
· My LAX Earthquake Experience [Facebook]
· Where Was the LA Earthquake? [Jaunted]

Los Angeles: Airport Photo Shoot: L.C. Understands, But She Won't Take off the Glasses

egw — 2008-07-24T09:45:22-05:00

Lauren Conrad did the security-line juggle of boarding pass, purse and phone at LAX this Sunday in a "The Hamptons" hoodie. What, planning a "Hills" spinoff to the spinoff?

"The Hills" returns Monday, August 18 and we'll be there every step of the way, with all the new men and new characters. (Heidi has a sister?!) Watch the trailer for "The Hills" season 4 after the jump.